These Easy Orange Vanilla Cupcakes are so easy to make and taste like an orange creme popsicle! Perfect for a summer picnic dessert or for a luau party. These start with a boxed cake mix to save time!
Hi Friends! Today I am sharing an old favorite from a few years ago. These citrus cupcakes are perfect for celebrating a summer day. These Orange Vanilla cupcakes start with orange juice and remind me of a creamsicle.
What is a Creamsicle?
A creamsicle is a frozen treat from when I was a kid. It is basically a fruit popsicle on the outside, filled with vanilla ice cream on the inside. I personally loved the orange creamsicle flavor the best and I took a cake mix and added a few ingredients to basically make Creamsicle cupcakes.
I used the Vanilla cake mix so that when it was mixed in with the orange juice, it tasted a bit like a creamsicle.
Then I added one of those little orange jelly candies to each one. My grandmother used to have these jelly candies at her house every time we visited so I love that these cupcakes remind me of her.
These cupcakes are frosted with an orange buttercream frosting, made with fresh orange zest, which is a nice frosting flavor for summer.
For more great summer cupcake recipes, try these:
Mango Cupcakes - Made with fresh mangos and one of our top cupcake recipes.
Coconut Lime Cupcakes - A light cupcake that tastes like key lime pie in cupcake form.
Kit Kat cupcakes - a fun way to enjoy the favorite chocolate candy flavors.
Orange Vanilla Cupcakes
📖 Recipe
Orange Vanilla Cupcakes
Ingredients
- 1 box Vanilla cake mix
- 1 cup of orange juice
- ½ cup melted butter
- 3 eggs
Instructions
- 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- 2. Put cupcake liners in muffin tin.
- 3. Mix together above ingredients and pour into cupcake liners.
- 4. Bake at 350 degrees, as directed on cake box.
- 5.Frost when cool with buttercream recipe below.
Nutrition
Orange Buttercream Frosting Recipe
When cool, frost with buttercream icing. Instead of milk, I used orange juice. Add a teaspoon of orange zest and if desired, add a few drops of orange food coloring to the icing.
Make the cupcakes the day before and frost with orange buttercream the day you need them.
You can get a similar flavor from making vanilla cupcakes with orange buttercream icing. It is a lighter version of the same flavor combinations.
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Have you ever had a creamsicle?
Becca from It's Yummilicious
I don't know what it exactly, but I am CRAZY in love with the creamsicle flavor! I made a creamsicle smoothie a few months ago and I can't wait until summer so that I can make ice cream with those flavors! Your cupcakes are DEFINITELY on my "to bake" list! That bright orange color makes me so happy and lifts my mood when I'm down!
Organizedisland
I love creamsicle too! Yes, there is something about the creamy taste of it. A smoothie sounds great right now!
trish
mmm those look pretty darn tasty!
Stopping by from GYB hop!
Trish @ Tales from ...
Laura Ingalls Gunn
Oh orange is one of my favorite flavors. I will have to give this a whirl!
Have a very Happy New Year!
Analilia
Hello Raquel! You have just made me hungry. That's not a good thing when cupcakes are my weakness! I'm definitely going to have to try this soon. It looks so delicious! Anyhoo, I am Analilia from Ride the Spiral from the Grow Your Blog blog hop.
--Analilia
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Sonia Barton
oh that looks so yummy. I'm going to have to make these. thank you for the recipe.
Organizedisland
My pleasure Sonia - they are quite tasty!
Diana @ Nanny2Mommy
You make the yummiest looking creations! I pinned this one as well. 🙂
Organizedisland
Thank you Diana! I really appreciate it!
Laura and Valerie
These look amazing! Thanks for sharing. Pinning from the pinterest party at online blogcon!
Organizedisland
Thanks for stopping by Laura!
Mama Mary
These look delish! Might have to try these.
Organizedisland
They are really tasty! Thanks for stopping by!
Jean
Those look really good! I'm glad you are feeling better. So far we've been really lucky here but the flu has been hitting hard in our area.
Organizedisland
Oh I am glad you have stayed healthy Jean. Happy New Year!
stacysewsandschools
Those look SOOOOOO good!!!!
Pinning this!
I found you through the Pin Me Linky Party! 😀
Organizedisland
Thank you Stacy!
stephanie
What a great twist on vanilla cupcakes! Thanks so much for sharing on Super Sweet Saturday.
Steph
swtboutique.com
Organizedisland
Thanks Stephanie! They were so easy to make!
Rita
Yum. I love creamsicles, so I definitely need to try these out!
Organizedisland
i am a creamsicle fan too! Thanks for stopping by! 🙂
Feral Turtle
YUMMY! I love anything with orange in it. I especially love how you topped them off with the orange jelly candy. What a great idea. Cheers.
Diana Rambles
Thanks so much for linking up at my Pin Me party!
madge | the vegetarian casserole queen
These look great! Love the use of cake mix...anything to simplify and reduce time in the kitchen!
Organizedisland
Thank you Madge! I love saving time 🙂
Jennifer
This looks yummy! Please share this in a new Linky Party --Weekend Kitchen Creations at http://www.weekendkitchencreations.blogspot.com. Please join us, share your delicious creation and get other scrumptious ideas.
Organizedisland
Thanks Jennifer - I will be over to check it out!